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Kıran

Kıran /kɯˈɾan/ ASCII Kiran

“breaker, overcomer”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kıran?

Kıran

IPA /kɯˈɾan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kıran mean?

Kıran is the participle of kırmak ‘to break’: ‘breaking, overcoming’. In this sense it appears as the second element of names such as Demirkıran ‘iron-breaker’ and Taşkıran ‘stone-breaker’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that in some cases the second part of the name Veysel Karani is meant. The dictionary also has words kıran meaning ‘plague’ and ‘shore’.1

Grammar The -an participle of kırmak.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Nişanyan derives it from kır- ‘to cut, to slay’ with -(g)An; in names like Demirkıran it means ‘breaker’.
  2. According to Nişanyan Adlar it is in some cases the second element of the name Veysel Karani (Kıran).

Kıran is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kıran made of?

Kıran is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kır- (kırmak: to break, to overcome) + -an (participle suffix).

Kıran ++ root kır- kırmak: to break, toovercome TURKIC kırmak “Old Turkic kır- ‘to cut,to slay’” suffix -an participle suffix TURKIC kıran “plague, epidemic; shore,edge” Kıran kır- root kırmak: to break, to overcome kırmak TURKIC “Old Turkic kır- ‘to cut, toslay’” -an suffix participle suffix kıran TURKIC “plague, epidemic; shore, edge”
Kıran: parts and root words
  • kırmak Turkic — Old Turkic kır- ‘to cut, to slay’1
  • kıran Turkic — plague, epidemic; shore, edge1

How was the name Kıran formed?

Kıran was formed by adding the suffix -an (“participle suffix”) to the verb stem kır- (“kırmak: to break, to overcome”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Kıran?

Kıran Taşkıran Demirkıran Avkıran Çamkıran Kılıçkıran Zincirkıran Altunkıran Başkıran Çalıkıran Dalkıran Gönülkırmaz Kapıkıran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Taşkıran same root – –
02 Demirkıran same root – –
03 Avkıran same root – –
04 Çamkıran same root – –
05 Kılıçkıran same root – –
06 Zincirkıran same root – –
07 Altunkıran same root – –
08 Başkıran same root – –
09 Çalıkıran same root – –
10 Dalkıran same root – –
11 Gönülkırmaz same root – –
12 Kapıkıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kıran?

  1. Fatih Kıran association football player 1993–
  2. Tahir Kıran sports executive 1967–
  3. Hakan Kıran architect 1962–
  4. Hüseyin Kıran author 1965–
  5. Kadri Kıran researcher
  6. Mehmet Ali Kıran association football player 1987–
  7. Turgut Kıran businessperson 1935–2020
  8. Görkem Kıran association football player

People surnamed Kıran as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Kıran written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Kiran.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kıran accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Kıran accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kıran accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kıran accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kıran

Q1

What does the surname Kıran mean?

Kıran is the participle of kırmak ‘to break’: ‘breaking, overcoming’. In this sense it appears as the second element of names such as Demirkıran ‘iron-breaker’ and Taşkıran ‘stone-breaker’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that in some cases the second part of the name Veysel Karani is meant. The dictionary also has words kıran meaning ‘plague’ and ‘shore’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kıran?

The root word of Kıran is kırmak (Turkic): “Old Turkic kır- ‘to cut, to slay’”. There are 3 competing views on where Kıran comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kıran?

Kı·ran, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯˈɾan/.